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Long live the king that is AU sports

By Jesse Epstein | November 18

As I sit here writing this column, I am following the AU Men's hoops team live on the Internet in its pre-season NIT game at Virginia Commowealth University. Well, we just lost, but it certainly speaks to a movement that's going on at our school. Never in my life did I think I'd be intently following a live game tracker of an AU sport. Before coming to AU, I didn't even know what our school mascot was. And I am an athlete. But there is a movement going on at AU, and it has nothing to do with anti-war protests, vegans or candlelight vigils for a failed political season. It has everything to do with our athletic department.

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Soccer topples Lehigh for PL title

By Ian Quillen | November 15

The Patriot League opposition of the AU Men's Soccer team knew who to keep an eye on coming into this weekend's PL tournament at Reeves Field - or so they thought. Lafayette and Lehigh both kept sophomore midfielder Salvatore Caccavale and senior forwards Sean Albright and David Marut in check, and PL Offensive Player of the Year Shawn Kuykendall was at least contained.

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PL perfection for Volleyball

By Phil Turner | November 15

While many AU athletics teams have experienced Patriot League success since joining the league four years ago, none have matched the unprecedented dominance of AU's volleyball squad. In sweeping Lehigh and Lafayette in Bender Arena on Friday and Saturday, the Women's Volleyball team capped off its fourth straight undefeated PL season and extended its league winning streak to 62 games.

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Ingram racks up 20 points in 68-45 chastising of Catholic

By Jesse Epstein | November 15

The AU Men's Basketball team opened its 2004-2005 campaign with a decisive 68-45 exhibition victory over Catholic University on Wednesday night at Bender Arena. The Eagles were paced by sophomore Andre Ingram, who scored 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 4 of 6 from three-point range. "We came in real excited and wanted to get ahead early and start the season off right," said Ingram, who also pulled down four rebounds and dished out three assists in 32 minutes of action.

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Field Hockey falls in NCAA quarterfinals

By Ian Quillen | November 15

The No. 7 AU Field Hockey team saw its storybook season come to a blunt end Sunday, losing the NCAA quarterfinals to a dominant No. 3 Maryland team, 2-0. Despite the loss, advancement to the quarterfinals marks the furthest any AU team has gone in the NCAA tournament.

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New B-ball coach opens season with loss to Team Concept

By Jesse Epstein | November 15

The AU Women's Basketball team lost to Team Concept, 66-54 Saturday night at Bender Arena in an exhibition contest. AU was led by senior forward Chanel Hunt, who scored 13 points, and senior guard Joanna Barnes, who scored 11. The Eagles were hurt by poor shooting from the field (32%) and from behind the arc (27%), and were outrebounded 51-31, including 18 offensive boards from Team Concept.

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Sideline Scholars: Confusing streets show grit of D.C. runners

By Ian Quillen | November 15

Sports columnist Ian Quillen discusses the newfound interest in cross-country talent.

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Eagles qualify team for nationals

November 15

The AU Men's Cross Country will be represented at the national cross country meet for the first time since 1971.

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AU charges for first round vs Iowa

By Ian Quillen | November 11

After winning its second Patriot League title in history, the Field Hockey team now knows who and where it will be playing in the first round of the NCAA tournament this weekend. And it won't have to travel very far. The No. 7 ranked Eagles will face Iowa Saturday in a first-round clash in College Park, Md.

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Sports

Sideline Scholars: Memo to TO: Phly away

By Elliot Smilowitz | November 11

Sports columnist Elliot Smilowitz urges observes some consequences for Philly's decision to field controversial football player Terrell Owens.

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B-Ball hopes fourth time is charm

By David Bergman | November 11

It was a moment that will linger in AU Basketball lore for a long time. With 3.9 seconds to go and the game tied at 57, Lehigh's Jose Olivero drove the lane and knocked down a jumper to seal his team's 59-57 win. For the third year in a row, the Eagles' season ended with heartbreak in the Patriot League championship game.

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Eagles have advantage at home in tourney

By Ian Quillen | November 11

This weekend, the AU Men's Soccer team will host Patriot League postseason action for the first time in school history. The Eagles assured one more homestand this season by dismissing Lafayette, 3-2, in an overtime thriller Saturday to win their first PL season title.

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Sports Brief: Field Hockey sticks it to the PL and wins second straight title, on its way to big sho

By David Bergman | November 8

The AU Women's Field Hockey team won its second consecutive Patriot League title Sunday, defeating Colgate, 3-0. The win guarantees the Eagles a spot in the NCAA tournament, which begins next weekend. Sophomores Camila Infante and Heidi Hershberger each netted a goal for the Eagles, and senior Javiera Villagra put the nail in the coffin with a goal at the 64:28 mark. Sophomore Allison Fayfich stood strong in goal for the Eagles, making saves on all three shots she faced.

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Lehigh knocks AU out of PL tourney in Semis

By Ian Quillen | November 8

The AU Women's Soccer team suffered a season-ending defeat Friday night in the Patriot League tournament semifinals, losing, 3-1, to Lehigh in Hamilton, N.Y. The Eagles needed to win the PL tournament to secure a berth in the NCAA tournament. AU won the tournament two years ago against Navy, and lost to Navy in the final at home last season.

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Eagles sweep weekend on a PL run

By Phil Turner | November 8

The Eagles cruelly smashed any grand schemes Bucknell or Colgate had of ending the AU Volleyball team's perfect run toward its fourth straight Patriot League title after another AU-dominant weekend in Bender Arena. On Friday night, the Eagles put forth a balanced attack, led by senior setter Courtney Mulford, and swept Bucknell in a little over an hour's time. Eighteen hours later, a similar scene was played out as the Eagles swept an undersized Colgate squad.

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Sports Brief: Fomenko takes first in 100-yard IM and 100-yard backstroke at Spirit Invitational in w

By Ryan Sherwin | November 8

The AU Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams traveled to Bucknell this weekend to participate in the Sprint Invitational. In the men's 200-yard freestyle relay, the men's team, composed of Joe Coronato, Andy Brown, Stephen Brennan and Chris Leggett, finished in fifth place.

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Sideline Scholars: Curse ends, but Boston turned on end

By Jesse Epstein | November 8

Be careful what you wish for. Bostonians spent almost nine decades longing to "Reverse the Curse." Now, as the Fenway faithful get over their World Series hangovers, they may have awoken a sleeping giant. Looking back on the 20th century and, more importantly, recent history, few regions have had better luck than the greater Massachusetts area.

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